8 Days Ancient Cities and Mount Everest base Camp Tour

Set off on a memorable journey to Tibet! Visit the cities of Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse and discover the ancient Tibetan culture preserved in their monasteries and temples. See breathtaking landscapes of high mountain lakes and glaciers along the Friendship Highway. Go all the way to Mount Everest Base Camp and enjoy the view of the highest peak in the world. Watch the sun rising over the highest monastery in the world, Rongbuk Monastery.

Arrival in Lhasa

You're warmly welcome to Tibet: 'Tashi Delek'! Get picked up at the airport or the train station and driven to your hotel in Lhasa. Here you can rest to acclimatize to the high altitude for the rest of the day. In the evening you're invited to a Tibetan style dinner!

Lhasa, 1 night

Potala Palace - Jokhang Temple - Barkhor

In the morning we'll visit the famous Potala Palace and explore its stunning chapels. Residence of the Dalai Lamas until the 1959 Tibetan uprising, it's now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its magnificence and architectural wonder will leave you breathless. In the afternoon we'll visit the spiritual
heart of Tibet, Johkang Temple, and its surrounding kora, Barkhor. Here traditional Tibetan products and souvenirs can be bought.
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Lhasa, 1 night

Drepung Monastery - Sera Monastery

On the third day, we'll visit the two most important Gelugpa monasteries of Tibet, which to this day are renowned places of learning and training of scholars. If we're lucky, we may witness debating monks in the Sera Monastery. This is an old tradition that takes place in a garden near the assembly hall
in the afternoon.
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Lhasa, 1 night

Yamdrok Lake - Karola Glacier - Gyantse

On the fourth day of your tour, we'll drive from Lhasa to Shigatse. Along this beautiful road we'll pass through the green farmland of the Nyang Chu Valley, across the Gampala Pass (4790 m) to get to Yamdrok Lake and Karola Glacier. We will then continue westward to Gyantse, where we'll pay a visit to
the local Kumbum. After the visit, we'll head to Shigatse, where we'll spend the night.
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Shigatse, 1 night

Shigatse - Rongbuk Monastery

On the fifth day, we will head to Rongbuk Monastry. Along the scenic Friendship Highway (China-Nepal Highway), we will drive past Lhatse and Tingri, once important trading posts where sherpas from Nepal and Tibet exchanged goods. We will spend the night at Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse or in a tent, where
stunning views of the Himalaya can be enjoyed.
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Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse

Rongbuk Monastery - Everest Base Camp

We will start the sixth day of the tour watching the unforgettable sunrise from Rongbuk Monastery. We will then either take a bus or hike a 4 km way to the Everest Base Camp, built to provide a campsite for climbers and travellers. Here amazing pictures of the highest peak in the world can be taken.
We will head back to Shigatse to spend the night.
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TRIP PACKAGE

Package includes

Accommodation including breakfast (as per chosen category, based on twin-bed room for 2 pax)

English speaking local tour guide

24/7 English speaking customer service

Entrance fees to all listed attractions

Drinking water and oxygen provided when necessary

Tibetan style welcome dinner on the first or second evening

Package excludes

Airfare

Personal expenses

Chinese visa

Surcharges for upgrades from standard twin-bed rooms to double-bed rooms

Tips

Breakfast at Rongbuk Monastery

Additional journeys and transfers

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Please note that single room supplement is not included.

REVIEWS

3 Reviews

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2017

Nicole Shilkofski, United States

Everything was wonderful, very well organized. Excellent guide and driver.

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2017

Ana, United States

The attitude and English of the tour guide was excellent and very professional，always caring about our comfort and helping us to eat well.

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2017

Josef Barak, Germany

Yes, we liked it very much. Perfect organization, very nice hotels selected, and above all, The tour guide was perfect! Very informative, always caring about us, writing addresses for taxi driver in Chinese etc. Just great.

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